Monthly Archives: February 2015

Call for papers: Special Issue of Secularism & Nonreligion: Intersectionality and Power

Call for papers: Special Issue of Secularism & Nonreligion: Intersectionality and Power Guest Editors: Penny Edgell, Evan Stewart, and Jacqui Frost, University of Minnesota The past 30 years has seen a renewed interest in scholarship on secularism and non-religion, fostered … Continue reading

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“A Reluctance to Put the Religious Label”

by Russell McCutcheon Note: This post originally appeared on the Studying Religion in Culture blog at the University of Alabama. Did you hear about the White House summit this past week? It was in the news a fair bit and … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Secularism and Secularity Group, the AAR and SBL Meeting in Atlanta, GA, November 21-24

Secularism and Secularity Group CFP Deadline: Monday, March 2nd, 2015, 5:00PM EST, via https://papers.aarweb.org/ Statement of Purpose:  This Group seeks to explore a set of questions associated with secularism, secularity, and secularization — questions that pertain to the shifting relationship … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Religion, Affect and Emotion Group, The AAR and SBL Meeting Atlanta, Georgia November 21-24

The Religion, Affect and Emotion Group 2015 Call for Papers Deadline: Monday, March 2 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through http://papers.aarweb.org/ Statement of Purpose:  This Group provides space for theoretically-informed discussion of the relationship between religion, affect, and emotion. The Group … Continue reading

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Better get to know the AAR’s Religion, Affect and Emotion group!

Ipsita Chatterjea: Thank you for taking the time to talk to the Bulletin for the Study of Religion Blog about your group and its work! What is Religion, Affect and Emotion’s origin tale? Donovan Schaefer for Religion, Affect and Emotion … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group, The AAR and SBL Meeting Atlanta, Georgia November 21-24

Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group CFP Deadline: Monday, March 2 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through: “http://papers.aarweb.org/ Statement of Purpose: This group is devoted to historical inquiry into the social and cultural contexts of the study of religion and … Continue reading

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Critics or Caretakers? It’s All in the Mapping

By Philip L. Tite I recently watched a podcast produced by the Religious Studies Project on the topic of whether a scholar should be a critic or a caretaker of religious traditions. The roundtable was comprised of several notable UK … Continue reading

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